Use of surface EMG for studying motor unit recruitment during isometric linear force ramp

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 417-423

  Hogrel, Jean Yves ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; Firing rate; Isometric voluntary contraction; Motor unit action potential; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONDUCTOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKINFOLD; TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0041659235     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(03)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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